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Guns in Church, or Synagogues and Mosques For That Matter
By
Brad Hirschfield
Having spent my teens committed to a way of life that celebrated faith and force, this story about a church event celebrating weapons and the right to keep them is more than a little disturbing. The track record of Guns and God is simply too toxic for anyone to easily tolerate. I appreciate that there…
Gilad Shalit Coming Home?
By
Brad Hirschfield
After three years in captivity, Israeli hostage Gilad Shalit, may soon be transferred to Egypt as part of a prisoner swap, according to European sources. I pray that it’s true and I pray that the swap is a one for one deal. it’s not that I object to offering the hundreds of Hamas fighters that…
Freedom of Religion Includes Wearing Burqas
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Brad Hirschfield
French President Sarkozy is throwing his weigh behind a law which would make burqa-wearing a crime in France. He could not be more wrong. Burqas are certainly a public matter which merit Sarkozy’s attention. But the public, be it in France, the United States or anywhere else in the world is best served when its…
When Neo-Nazis Do Good Deeds
By
Brad Hirschfield
Members of the National Socialist Movement, a neo-Nazi group, not only participate in the Missouri Department of Transportation’s Adopt-a-Highway program, but have named a stretch of the road, which they spend a few hours each month cleaning, in honor of their group. And in recognition of their volunteer effort, the state put up a sign…
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